BIOLASE, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)

v3.8.0.1

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017	Mar. 27, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected gross proceeds from rights offering			$ 8,000,000
Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected gross proceeds from rights offering			$ 12,000,000
Non Qualified Stock Options \| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock options granted		600,000
Awards valued per share		$ 1.28
Options expiration period		10 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Vesting Commencement Date		Mar. 27, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Monthly Ratable Award Vesting Period		36 months
Percentage of time based vesting for options		75.00%
Subsequent Event \| Non Qualified Stock Options \| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock options granted	600,000
Awards valued per share	$ 0.59
Options expiration period	10 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Vesting Commencement Date	Oct. 02, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Monthly Ratable Award Vesting Period	36 months
Percentage of time based vesting for options	75.00%
Subsequent Event \| Non Qualified Stock Options \| Awards Vesting on October 2, 2018 \| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Award Vesting Rights Percentage	25.00%

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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